Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken / Pollo en salsa verde hecho en slow cooker.
Happy 5 de Mayo!
5 de Mayo is on Mexico's holiday calendar but it is not celebrated as in the US and it is not Mexico's independence day.
On May 5th we commemorate the victory of the Battle of Puebla of Mexico's army over the French forces of Napoleon the III. 5 de Mayo is just like president's day or any other holiday in the US, it's a holiday but not a huge celebration with margaritas. We do celebrate big on September 16 with the "grito" our independence day, and on that day there sure is some tequila involved, fireworks and lots of celebration going on.
I've heard that 5 de Mayo started a while ago on an immigrant community from Puebla, Mexico in NY and then it spread out to become some huge Hispanic celebration. However not sure if this story is true.
Even though it is not a party in Mexico, I love having excuses to celebrate and eat Mexican food, so here it is my "Easy Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken". On the picture shown I served it with rice, but you can make some tacos by serving it on some tortillas with avocado.
Ingredients:
- 3 organic chicken breast.
-5 to 6 tomatillos.
- 1/2 white onion, coarsely chopped.
- 2 garlic cloves.
- 1 Serrano or Jalapeño pepper (seeded if you need less heat or add more if you like it spicy).
-1/4 cup of chopped cilantro.
- A dash of cumin.
-1/2 teaspoon of salt.
Procedure:
- Heat a grill pan and drizzle a little bit of oil.
- Once hot, place the tomatillos, onion, garlic, peppers on the grill.
-Turn sides as they start to burn or roast them a little. For me doing the salsa this way makes it way tastier. This salsa of course can be used on its own or for other recipes.
- Transfer to a blender, add cilantro, salt and cumin.
-Blend.
- Cut the chicken breast in half and add some salt.
- Place chicken on the slower cooker with the salsa.
- Cook on medium for 4-6 hours ( I guess you can also use an instant pot for this recipe). Check halfway cooking time and turn chicken if necessary.
- Once cook shred chicken using two forks.
- Serve with rice and avocado or heat some corn tortillas to make some tacos.
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Pollo en salsa verde hecha en olla de lento cocimiento.
Ingredientes:
- 3 pechugas de pollo orgánicas de preferencia.
-5 a 6 tomatillos medianos.
- 1/2 cebolla blanca en trozos.
- 2 dientes de ajo.
- 1 chile serrano o jalapeño pepper ( para hacerlo menos picante remueve las venas y semillas, si te gusta más picante agrega más chiles).
-1/4 taza de cilantro picado.
- 1 pizca de comino.
-1/2 cucharadita de sal más otro tanto para pollo.
Procedimieto:
- Calienta una planca o sartén con un chorrito de aceite.
- Ya caliente, coloca el tomatillo, cebolla, ajo y chiles hasta tatemarlos.
-Voltea frecuentemente hasta que tengas todo un poco quemado. Creo que hacer así la salsa le da un sabor extra! (esta receta de salsa puede ser no solo para el pollo sino para usarse en sí sola o con algo más).
- Lleva la salsa a una licuadora, agrega sal, cilantro y comino. -Mezlca hasta obtener la salsa.
- Corta las pechugas de pollo por la mitad y salpimienta.
- Coloca el pollo y salsa en la olla de lento cocimiento y prende en medium de 4-6 horas (creo que también se puede hacer en un Instant Pot).
-Checa la olla a medio cocimiento y voltea las pechuchas si es necesario.
-Ya que este listo, desebra con dos tenedores.
- Sirve con arroz, aguacate o tortillas para hacer unos tacos.